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Started by Saru , Jul 23 2012 08:39 AM

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#1    Saru

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 08:39 AM

Steven Pete and his brother were born with congenital analgesia rendering them unable to feel pain.

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Steven Pete and his brother were born with the rare genetic disorder congenital analgesia. They grew up - in Washington state, US - with a sense of touch but, as he explains in his own words, without ever feeling pain.

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 08:58 AM

Like Arnie?

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 09:39 AM

They'd make amazing spies. And amazing stuntsmen. And amazing chefs. And amazing plumbers. And amazing pre-school teachers... So many things that they could do well.

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 09:49 AM

I know someone who doesn't feel pain either.

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 10:03 AM

View PostKing Fluffs, on 23 July 2012 - 09:49 AM, said:

I know someone who doesn't feel pain either.
Oh I know where this is going.
Unless your being serious.
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Posted 23 July 2012 - 10:07 AM

Sounds like fun, but its a very dangerous condition to suffer. I remeber a kid like this as a youngster he had to wear a cycling helmet all the time and be constantly watched.

Pain saves lives, it is also a good way to learn a lesson.

Edited by Junior Chubb, 23 July 2012 - 10:08 AM.

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 10:19 AM

View PostSkeptic Chicken, on 23 July 2012 - 10:03 AM, said:

Oh I know where this is going.
Unless your being serious.

For once I'm being serious. (Quickly, take a screenshot)
Her whole body is pretty much numb.

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 12:59 PM

I have heard that this is one of the reasons leprosy sufferers get disfigured, they lose the feeling in their extremities and can wound or burn themselves without knowing it.

Also it is true that pain and touch are registered differently by the brain. I had minor out patient surgery on my arm and could feel them stitching up the incision, but no pain because they had numbed the area first. It was an interesting, if disturbing, experience.

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 03:55 PM

poor people. they gonna have to get checked by a doctor every day I guess. pain is very useful, because it's a sign, that something's wrong.

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Posted 23 July 2012 - 07:39 PM

Sweet!

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 01:14 AM

1 in 1,000,000 ppl have this condition so about 8000 people in the world has this condition so wat is so special about these 2 ppl?

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 03:19 AM

The parents probably had to have an "inspection" daily to make sure they weren't missing any parts or hadn't added any foreign bodies through accidents...how stressful!
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Posted 24 July 2012 - 12:51 PM

View Postand then, on 24 July 2012 - 03:19 AM, said:

The parents probably had to have an "inspection" daily to make sure they weren't missing any parts or hadn't added any foreign bodies through accidents...how stressful!

Such as a missing tongue.
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Posted 24 July 2012 - 01:15 PM

I understand the necessity for pain, but surely it doesn't need to be as intense as it is, sometimes. I mean, look at a toothache, or if you just whack your finger with a hammer. It's over the top! And yet, an aneurysm, say, or decreasing blood sugar levels - both life threatening - have no intense pain at all!

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Edited by Device, 24 July 2012 - 01:50 PM.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 07:06 PM

It's not that good as it sounds. Those people can put arm to a hot cooker without feeling pain. Next thing they smell is odor of their arm burning. Not good.
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